Draft-evener.



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(Application flied May 3, 1900.

IJNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOSEPH BRANNING, OF MEDFORD, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT J. STOPF, OF OWATONNA, MINNESOTA.

DRAFT-EVEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent N0. 662,164, dated November 20, 1900 Application filed May 3, 1900. Serial No. 15,377. (No model.)

T to whom it may concern: draft-chain L which outer singletree M is Be it known that I, JOSEPH BRANNING, a provided with a slot or channel N, in which is citizen of the United States, residing at Medarranged the pin N, the purpose of said chanford, in the county of Steele and State of Minnel being to permit the pin to have a free lat- 5 nesota, have invented certain new and useful eral movement, and carried by the inner ends Improvements in Draft-Eveners, of which the of the parallel links E, and the said outer sinfollowing is a specification, reference being gletree is further provided with a plate 0, had therein to the accompanying drawing. which forms a keeper or catch for the ring or My invention relates to improvements in eye P, carried by the stay-chain Q, whose 10 draft-eveners, and refers particularly to what other end is secured to the pole or tongue by may be termed a three-horse evener, or one the eye R. particularly adapted for employing three The operation of my draft-evener will be horses; and the object of myinvention is the readily understood from the foregoing deprovision of a draft-evener which will be of scription, taken in connection with the draw- 15 extremely simple, durable, and inexpensive ing, and I will simply state that the device construction and which will be thoroughly effiaccommodates three horses which are hitched cient for the intended purpose and entirely to each side tree and in the center, and it is practical. obvious that this arrangement and the con- To attain the desired object, my invention struction of the evener cause the horses to 20 consists of a draft evener or equalizer emdraw equally at all points of the evener and bodying novel features of construction, comthat the strain is evenly distributed and that bination and arrangement of parts, substaneach horse draws without extra exertion. tially as disclosed herein. From the foregoing description, taken in In order that the details of construction of connection with the drawing, it is evident 25 my draft-evener and its operation may be thatlprovide athree-horse evener which will readily understood and its many advantages perform its function perfectly either in conbe fully appreciated, I have illustrated in the nection with a pole or without it, as when it accompanying drawing a perspective view of is desired to use the evener upon a harrow, my device complete and shown in connection plow, cultivator, or the like it is simply nec- 30 with a pole or shaft, although I would have it essary to detach the stay-chain. It is also '80 understood that I may use it upon a harrow evident that the arrangement of the three or other agricultural implement, as desired. singletrees insures an even draft upon each In the drawing, A designates a pole or animal and permits starting without strain tongue, to which is pivotally connected at B at any point of the evener. It will also be 5 the cross-piece 0, having at each end an exnoted that by turning the device upside down tension D. To one of said extensions are conit may be applied with perfect facility to nected the parallel single links E, and to the harvesters, mowers, reapers, and such maother extension are connected the parallel chines which invariably turn to the left and double or bifurcated links or plates E, the enable the draft to be placed on the right side,

40 purpose of which will presently appear. The or where the greatest strain is desired; also, inner ends of the double or bifurcated links the peculiar arrangement of the stay-chain or plates embrace and are connected to the with levers retains the parts in the desired parallel bars F by means of the pins or pivposition to take oi the side draft, and the ots G, and between said bars at the outer end manner of pivotal and slot connections allows 5 is pivoted the singletree H, and at the inner the parts to move or swing easily, so that the ends of said bars and between the same is the draft may be properly distributed upon the central singletree or draft-bar J, which has central and side horses. its other end pivoted at K between the plates In connection with the advantages stated L, carried at the inner end of the outer sinthe fact of my evener being of simple, inex- 50 gletree M, which receives the pulley L for the pensive, and practical construction will comcentral tree or bar having its outer end pivoted to and between the inner ends of said bars, the outer singletree having the plates at its inner end to receive the pulley, the draftchain passing around the pulley, the slot in said singletree and the plate forming a keeper for the stay-chain.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH BRANNING.

Witnesses:

E. A. JOHNSON, E. W. RICHTER, 

